1 Cheese 4 Wines! – Episode #288

August 7, 2007

Gary tries 4 VERY DIFFERENT wines with the same cheese to see how the pairings match up. Does every wine go with every cheese?

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“hah! “whether you like it or not” came in to bash all these wine snobs…” by Gid
“Giving a score on wines doesn’t make Gary a hypocrite. He shouldn’t be…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Munzberg Weissburgunder Kabinett TrockenOther German Varieties
2004 Luigi Bosca Reserva MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Owen Roe Walla Walla Cabernet SauvignonWashington Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Agros Muscat Of LimniosGreek Dessert Wine

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Justin’s email for info on the cheese

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August 8, 2007

Gee
Greetings from Washington state, Gary. Walla Walla red wines (Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, and related blends) need to find more delicacy and balance; the fruit and alcohol is often too dominant. I want more finesse, more terroir, and a lower price for those better wines! Hard to find a good QPR. And hard to find a nice Cabernet that can develop with age. Like from everywhere else, there’s also a lot of mediocre wine from our state. As good as Napa? Yes, there are some excellent reds from eastern Washington, but they haven’t shown me reds that develop as well as the better from Napa. BTW, I favor the old world wines.

A good meal: amuse bouche of a couple lightly seared scallops with faint mandarin orange sauce, entre of eggs meurette with that lovely and rich beef-based sauce, main plat of thinly sliced duck breast with duck blood sauce, followed by simple salad of crisp limestone lettuce with a little endive and a mustard seed vinegar dressing, then cheese plate with maybe bleu d’Auvergne, well-aged ComtÃ©, and tomme aux noix. Finally, for dessert, a plate of vine-ripe strawberries arranged on a splash of creme anglaise. Of course, we’d have superb French bread during the meal. Wines? Champagne to start, perhaps 1998 Mumm. Then that Droughin 1966 Richeborg with the eggs meurette. Then a 1982 Cos d’Estournel with the duck. And with dessert, I’m going back to finish the Mumm.

Are we hungry now?
August 8, 2007

KenP
And cut the ‘family’ crap. You’re too young to be the father of us all. LOL.
Here’s a living breathing metaphor of your predicament: http://youtube.com/watch?v=B-_W18CWypE
Come West, young man, come West.
August 8, 2007

TagWorld Brian
QOTD: favorite meal is probably steak at Mastros with mushrooms, Goldeneye Duckhorn Pinot Noir, Caymus Special Selection Cab. Sauv. 2004. After that, spicy Asian or sushi with cool Riesling.

SOON… 267 days in the countdown? Hmmmm. C’mon, GV. Is it a boyniac or a girlniac? You must’ve done the ultrasound.
August 8, 2007

vibemore
GV- This show is why people love ya. Seriously…keep pushing. And thanks for sending the love to WA state. Walla Walla rock on.

QOTD: a) Anything that Crush (Seattle restaurant) wants to serve me with b) any wine that Chapoutier thinks would pair well with the meal with c) my sweet wife.
August 8, 2007

Hans AW
Great show Gary.

I wish I could have been at some of those parties you mentioned. Also, I definitely have to try some more Walla Walla wines. I’ve been limited to Chateau Ste Michelle, Snoqualimie, and a few others. I’ll seek them out.

QOTD: Best dinner. Every dinner needs to fit it’s context, so I’ll give the context I’m dreaming of now.

Dinner outdoors with my wife and about six good friends. We have a view of the sea and the coastline at sunset on the southern Italian coast. It could be Vieste, Capri, Ravello, Taormina, Cefalu, Agrigento, or any number of places… it doesn’t really matter.
Primo: Spaghetti ai frutti di mare with some spicy red pepper mixed in. The wine is Fiano di Avellino.
Secondo: Grigliata mista with various types of fish and definitely calamari. wine: Vermentino
Cheese: a top notch pecorino Sardo
Finish off the meal with a chilled, crisp limoncello.
August 8, 2007

Samantha H.
How many of those critics have a top rated video podcast? Must be doing something right.

Washington wines were some of the first wines I ever drank and it’s nice to see them getting some respect!

Great show Gary, keep it up!
August 8, 2007

Steve-o
YEAH GARY. Washington wines are kickin down Cali’s door.

And, once again, I support all of your nuttyness. Keep on keepin on.

QOTD: Beef baked in yogurt(a rough translation of a curry dish)

Terra Blanca Block 8 reserve Syrah

The perfect woman (who I have most definitely not met yet)
August 8, 2007

Palmer
tough qotd, but it would probably involve a leg of lamb and a bottle or three of Failla Pinot Noir with my parents, my girl and about 7 of my boys.
August 8, 2007

KenP
Not sure Conan was the best place to cut your TV teeth, GV. Old School Johnny Carson minted this shtick more than a half-century ago. A late night show is an immediate consumable. All confection, zero calories.
Further, the distinction is not between selected nasty e-mails and your efforts. I’ve talked with numerous sommeliers around the country, all have been enthusiastic about your efforts, all are open to new approaches. The fact is that ‘changing the wine world’ is not exclusive to you. Many are straining on the same wheel.
Not sure. Not sure.
August 8, 2007

Malarkey
wow, calling Walla Walla over Napa! that’s a limb to walk out on! I wish I could have a little avi of just that portion of the ep. I’d like to send it to a few folks I know

qotd: oh good god, I could write pages about the perfect meal.
August 8, 2007

Judi
we like it that a little bit of you and lots of us are changing the wine
world!! just ignore those doofus’s
can’t answer the question of the day cuz i have not met the guy i want to share dinner with yet!
you are great
j.
August 8, 2007

Panoca
Gary, you are the best!
Screw off the snobs or pseudo snobs or whatever they are. You brought the real thunder. Sure, i follow also Wine Spectator and Parker, but you are something different and that’s what we need at this point in this rusty Wine industry. You are honest, fresh and fun. You brought some personal “touch” in this great vayniac community. I feel proud of you.
Keep up the great work. You/We are changing the wine world.
August 8, 2007

Koenraad
QOTD:

- Sushi
- MÃ¶et et Chandon Brut
- girl clad like a bird
August 8, 2007

Photojoe
Gary,

I think you are exactly what the wine world needs and I am so appreciative that you are including all of us in it! Keep rocking on Gary! It’s a new time and I think you hit it right on the nose with people trying to impress their friends with their wine knowledge. I’ve been having so much more fun since I’ve been watching your blogs and I can’t imagine having a day or two without your fun attitude to look forward to while drinking a good bottle.

Joe
August 8, 2007

TWofPasadena
sorry, but as a Giants fan all I can say is….

BARRY BARRY BARRY!!!

what’s up with a Mets fan getting the ball??? I call BS!
August 8, 2007

the big wine O
snub the snob
August 8, 2007

the big wine O
Thundercats are from The Planet Thundera
August 8, 2007

Tribull
QOTD: A corn dog, cheap white zin, and the wine snob you referenced at the start of today’s episode!!!!!
August 7, 2007

Denise
QOTD:
Sancerre with tuna tartare and citrus vinaigrette
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape with a succulent veal chop and roasted baby root vegetables
Far Niente Dolce with chocolate profiteroles
Finish with a vintage port in front of a warm fire with the man of my dreams…

…someday.
August 7, 2007

Lenny
Gary.

Forget about the guys bad mouthing you. Chances are they are form competitors trying to downgrade WLTV.

I see the same thing in apartment reviews around Houston. Amazing how all the negative comments seem to sound very much alike.

I wouldn’t even give them the time of day!!!

Ignore them.

You are leading the pack!!
August 7, 2007

fruit bomb baby
Go Gary! Way to get back to wine tasting!
August 7, 2007

Sylvia Venturos
I had my eye on you, too, in third grade until I watched you eat the heads off those poor little worms. You were a weird kid, Gary!!

-Sylvia
August 7, 2007

Won
Gary, thank you for yet another amazing episode.
Cheese and wine pairing is something I began to experiment after watching WLTV and I am having a lot of fun with it. So, thank you again!!
August 7, 2007

Koenraad
change Europe too man,

so US centered :’(
August 7, 2007

tarheel17
Nice intro!!!

Thundercats were from… Thundera?? So long ago.